Social Media and the internet are one of the most powerful weapons in the world right now while some have positive stories to say, for others it has been heart breaking and really dramatic. The inspiration to write this post came from the real life experience of a close female friend.
Although in most cases, men have also fallen victims but regardless of the sex, anyone who has ever signed up to an online dating site or is considering to join any of these dating/social networks really needs to read these most essential 9 golden rules of online dating.
Carpet Bombing! : Carpet bombing is described on Wikipedia as
“a large aerial bombing done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land“.
And on dating websites, sending a message to every single person you vaguely like is the only way to get the job done. Its more like applying for a job. bottom line: Cast your net wide and don’t be fazed by rejection.
Idiots Everywhere : In reality, kind people have been unlucky in love. dating sites are full of nice kind people who fall in this category. Be prepared for lots of sifting.
Reply Your Messages : Once you are in, you’re in. Endeavour to reply our messages on time. I found out that if a girl does respond to a message, there are 90% she will be willing to hook up and hang out unless you spoil it.
It might destroy your soul : One of the main things to bear in mind with online dating is that it is not enjoyable. It’s time-consuming, shallow, ruthless, monotonous and can damage your sense of self-worth… yet it’s also strangely addictive. Spending too long on these sites might make you sad and on the other the other hand you might not even get to have sex.
The winks don’t work: Most sites have an option to ‘wink‘ at other members, like a Facebook ‘poke’. But this is often translated as: I couldn’t be bothered to write you an actual message. It’s like waving at a girl in a bar rather than going over and speaking to her. It’s OK for girls to wink, but men should be more pro-active.
and finally…
Rule 6 : Just like in the real world, the guys do most of the chasing. To verify this, try this
simple experiment: sign up as a lady, put the picture of a very beautiful girl and create the image/impression of a super hot model. Within a couple of minutes, you will start receiving unsolicited winks and messages but don’t be surprised that the vast majority will come from people who are either far older or somehow just not our type. This reveals that nice girls wait to be approached even the men too so if you not getting any winks or messages, its time to re-brand your profile and just don’t message others, sometimes you have to wait till someone messages you.
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